Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Hayward School

April 22, 2023

1. Hayward School Marker, Side One

Inscription. For more than a century, the educational needs of children in this area have been served by six successive schools. On April 17, 1872, the Wayne Township District No. 10 School Board voted to "build a sod school house." Teacher Elsie Barnes held classes in the first school, a hillside dugout, from mid-August until mid-November.

In 1873 a small frame building was moved next to the dugout to become the second school. It was used during the spring and summer but then was destroyed by a tornado. The board immediately built a replacement, and the third school was anchored firmly "on a stone foundation."

To meet increased enrollment, Oaks School was built at Fifth and La Mesa in 1889. This fourth school boasted a bell tower, two stoves, and a large dictionary. Moved to 12th Street and Valley View Road in 1926, it served the district for a total of 64 years.

After O. A. Hayward donated two acres of land at 6100 West 12th Street, a fifth school was constructed in 1953 and named in his honor. Because of a gas leak, the building was abandoned in 1986. The present school, the sixth, opened two years later.

Erected 2009

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by the students of Hayward Elementary School, the Minnehaha County Historical Society, and the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is April 17, 1872.

Location. 43° 33.017′ N, 96° 47.92′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is on North Valley View Road north of West Grove Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 N Valley View Rd, Sioux Falls SD 57107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Owancatowin (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stagecoach Station (approx.

Hayward School Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

April 22, 2023

2. Hayward School Marker, Side Two

1.2 miles away); Fersdahl Log Cabin (approx. 1.3 miles away); Nyberg's Ace Bandstand (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Church of the Good Samaritan (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Rutland Depot (approx. 1.3 miles away); Grinde School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Family Park (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.

Hayward School Marker image. Click for full size.

April 22, 2023

3. Hayward School Marker

Hayward School Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

April 22, 2023

4. Hayward School Marker, from the east

Hayward Elementary School image. Click for full size.

April 22, 2023

5. Hayward Elementary School

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2023. This page has been viewed 1,194 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 6, 2023.